spending more money than they were taking in‚ resorting in a financial problem. Monarchy was the main type of government in the 1700s but it wasn’t efficient. King Louis XVI had the power to make laws and know one could say nothing about it. France’s society was all but great‚ it was divided into classes. The highest class was the government leaders‚ they lived a comfortable and fancy life making a good income. The middle class was made up of merchants and business owners they lived a well life with an
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States wanted to change the American society politically‚ socially‚ and economically drastically‚ but in reality the American society did not change. After the American Revolution‚ American society did not change politically. In the political scene women gained no power in the government. (Doc. J) With women not gaining any political rights showed how much the American society did not change. Women not gaining any political powers showed how the American society did not trust having women with power
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When looking at how science of the early modern period provided foundations for‚ and gave rise to modern science‚ many historians turn to the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. However‚ a major problem with many writings about historical science is that they have a tendency to divide historical figures into ’good guys’ fighting for truth‚ and ’bad guys’ who opposed these truths as a result of ignorance or bias. This kind of writing is known as Whiggish histories of science. Whig history
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The year is 1789‚ and the French have started their revolution. If you were asked for at least 4 reasons as to why it started‚ could you answer? If you think back to the American Revolution‚ they wanted freedom from a different country. The French Revolution was a little different. They wanted freedom from their country. Mostly‚ they wanted freedom from the system of an absolute monarchy. France’s revolution was meant to give freedom to the absolute monarch‚ the extremely hated estate system‚ financial
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The time period of 1787-1815 was a period of overlap of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Up until 1792‚ Louis XVI was reigning in France. He was experiencing an economic downfall‚ and had to call the Estates General as a result of disagreement over taxation to deal with the issues. The Third Estate joined forces with some of the nobles and clergy‚ and became the National Assembly or the National Convention as they would later be called. Together‚ they developed a constitution with
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The Enlightenment is a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. The Enlightenment was the period of scientific Awakening. It is an movement that had a huge impact of freedom and equality. While the Enlightenment was going through dramatic changes‚ it also inspired people to change their governments into a better system to benefit the society. The main cause of these changes all began from the French Revolution‚ Latin
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to these contemporary innovations developed through numerous adaptations‚ inspired by significant persons and groups of people. Through the influence of those like Napoleon‚ Parliament‚ and the Luddites‚ there were tremendous progressions in European society. Through outstanding movements and people‚ many social reforms were instated and adopted over time. Through the progression of individual persons and groups of people‚ they were able set the foundations that lead us to the modern day. As mentioned
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The military revolution that occurred in Europe from 1560 to 1660 arguably represented the first signs of modernity for European and Western armies. As Geoffrey Parker describes in his book‚ The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West‚ 1500-1800‚ European armies before this military revolution conducted a preponderance of their wars using siege warfare against highly developed fortifications reminiscent of the age . This preponderance‚ however‚ began to change in Europe
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History The Enlightenment: 1700-1789 Chapter Overview European politics‚ philosophy‚ science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the "long 18th century" as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason‚ or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain‚ in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment produced numerous
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Through the duration of the 16th and 17th century‚ the scientific method was the shift in the perspective of one’s way of seeing the world. This newfounded process urged philosophers to question tradition and build on rational‚ logical thought to draw conclusions. The scientific revolution brought light to new theories‚ such as the heliocentric system‚ which became a growing foundation for scientist to continue to research off of‚ and these theories being proven challenged the church by going against
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